तनस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ténos (“extension”), from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”). Cognate with Latin tenus, Ancient Greek *τένος (*ténos) (attested in Ancient Greek ἀτενής (atenḗs)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ́.nɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐ.n̪ɐs̪/

Noun

तनस् • (tánas) stem, n

1. offspring

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of तनस् (tánas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तनः tánaḥ	तनसी tánasī	तनांसि tánāṃsi
Vocative	तनः tánaḥ	तनसी tánasī	तनांसि tánāṃsi
Accusative	तनः tánaḥ	तनसी tánasī	तनांसि tánāṃsi
Instrumental	तनसा tánasā	तनोभ्याम् tánobhyām	तनोभिः tánobhiḥ
Dative	तनसे tánase	तनोभ्याम् tánobhyām	तनोभ्यः tánobhyaḥ
Ablative	तनसः tánasaḥ	तनोभ्याम् tánobhyām	तनोभ्यः tánobhyaḥ
Genitive	तनसः tánasaḥ	तनसोः tánasoḥ	तनसाम् tánasām
Locative	तनसि tánasi	तनसोः tánasoḥ	तनःसु tánaḥsu

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “तनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 435.